Comments on: Cavitied G.Rosul gourd https://www.sitarfactory.be/2015/cavitied-g-rosul-gourd/ sitarfactory.be is a casual magazine about sitar making and repair Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:41:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Ananda https://www.sitarfactory.be/2015/cavitied-g-rosul-gourd/comment-page-1/#comment-22665 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:41:33 +0000 http://www.sitarfactory.be/?p=4465#comment-22665 In reply to White Fox Enterprises.

In this case the worms were no more present but I’ve also ever soaked a tumba in Xylamon (toxic wood treatment). This also worked, but the poisonous smell remains very long time indeed. I think that a microwave treatment should work. The energetic microwave radiation heatens up the fluid intestines of the worm and then it should die…!!?? I’ve also heard that putting the wood in a freezer at -18°C for 2 weeks (!!) is also an effective method…

]]> By: White Fox Enterprises https://www.sitarfactory.be/2015/cavitied-g-rosul-gourd/comment-page-1/#comment-22664 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:26:33 +0000 http://www.sitarfactory.be/?p=4465#comment-22664 Klaas, thanks for your comment about non-traditional finishes. How did you eliminate the parasites? I had a tabla that suffered from parasites. I tried putting the wood in a microwave, but it did not get hot enough to kill the bugs. The second method was to wrap the shell in old rags dampened with bleach. This method worked but the wood smelled terrible and could not be used after the treatment.

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